Visit Mortonhall Places

Welcome to Visit Mortonhall Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Mortonhall

  

Mortonhall Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Mortonhall

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Mortonhall history

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The Mortonhall scabbard is from a sword dating to the first century AD, probably from around the time of the first Roman invasion of Scotland. The land of Morton, Mortonhall, Pentland and part of the Moor of Pentland, was originally granted to Sir Henry St Clair of Rosslyn in 1317 by Robert I.

You can visit Mortonhall places with Walkfo Mortonhall to hear history at Mortonhall’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Mortonhall has 104 places to visit in our interactive Mortonhall map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Mortonhall, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Mortonhall places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Mortonhall & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 104 audio facts unique to Mortonhall places in an interactive Mortonhall map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Mortonhall Places Map
104 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Mortonhall historic spots	Mortonhall tourist destinations	Mortonhall plaques	Mortonhall geographic features
Walkfo Mortonhall tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Mortonhall

  

Best Mortonhall places to visit

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Mortonhall has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Mortonhall’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Mortonhall’s information audio spots:

Holy Corner Holy Corner is a colloquial name for a small area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is part of Burghmuirhead, itself part of the lands of Greenhill. Holy Corner lies between Bruntsfield and Morningside.

Moredun Moredun is a district in the south-east of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is east of Liberton, while Craigour is situated just to its north. The estate of Gut-tres or Goodtrees was the family home of James Stewart. It was acquired in 1923 to convert into a convalescent home for ex-servicemen.

Gilmerton Gilmerton is a suburb of Edinburgh, about 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of the city centre. The toponym “Gilmerton” is derived from a combination of Scottish Gaelic: Gille-Moire and Old English: ton meaning “settlement” or “farmstead” Versions of the name are recorded from the middle of the 12th century.

Edinburgh Geographical Institute Edinburgh Geographical Institute was founded as a map publisher by famed Scottish geographer and cartographer John George Bartholomew in 1888. The Institute was established in 1888 as a publisher of maps and maps.

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